<description>
        &lt;img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/66/65/79/podcast59517/3000x3000-0x0+0+0_8092766.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many freelancers are in a situation that could work against them in the commercial or media market. Combining freelancing with caring responsibilities, living in a part of the world that has a poor reputation for the quality of its writers, or having health problems or being disabled, for example. In this episode of the podcast, Philippa interviews Mridu Khullar Relph, a freelance writer who has written for the likes of the New York Times, Time magazine, Ms magazine and more, and they discuss how to turn a disadvantage into a strength.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apologies for the inconsistent sound quality in parts of this interview. However, it's well worth tolerating it for the great content!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theinternationalfreelancer.com/"&gt;Mridu's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;(&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1591135834/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=1634&amp;amp;creative=19450&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1591135834&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=och07-21&amp;amp;linkId=V6K6WCHFUKTKHZ4S"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591135834/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=390957&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1591135834&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=och0c-20&amp;amp;linkId=JSWX43BQWTHYHZUW"&gt;US&lt;/a&gt;) The Shy Writer: An introvert's guide to writing success by C. Hope Clark&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/1qZjfXN"&gt;Effective marketing for introverts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theinternationalfreelancer.com/biggest-strength/"&gt;Turn your biggest disadvantage into your biggest strength&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/FreelanceWritingPodcast/posts/869220823089786"&gt;But how do I know it's good? How you can evaluate content quality and ditch content anxiety&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mridukhullar"&gt;Mridu on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/MriduKhullarRelph"&gt;Mridu on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://alittlebirdtoldme.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"&gt;Subscribe via RSS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-little-bird-told-me/id551155332"&gt;Subscribe via iTunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Find us on &lt;a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=26845"&gt;Stitcher Smart Radio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And finally, please &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bird-Told-Me/478773532134519"&gt;'like' us on Facebook&lt;/a&gt; to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To find Philippa online, check out these links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Websites&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.philippawrites.co.uk/"&gt;Philippa Willitts: freelance writing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.proofreadmystuff.co.uk/"&gt;Philippa: Proofread My Stuff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.socialmediawriter.co.uk/"&gt;Philippa Willitts: social media, SEO and tech writing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philippa: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/PhilippaWrites"&gt;@PhilippaWrites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philippa's main &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/PhilippaWrites"&gt;Freelance Writing on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philippa's &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/socialmediawriterUK"&gt;Social Media Writer pn Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/philippawillitts"&gt;Philippa Willitts on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Google+&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://plus.google.com/118253772702117631294/posts"&gt;Philippa Willitts pn Google+&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pinterest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/philippawrites/"&gt;Philippa Willitts on Pinterest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quora&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.quora.com/Philippa-Willitts-1"&gt;Philippa Willitts on Quora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Birdsong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a href="http://www.freesound.org/"&gt;http://www.freesound.org&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.freesfx.co.uk/"&gt;freesfx.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija, cakeje, gr8sfx, Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For artwork snippets, thanks goes to &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_nash/4025335543/"&gt;James Nash&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblongmouth/2561042730/"&gt;Amir Rowaichi&lt;/a&gt;, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa’s good at putting things together, but can’t draw.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      </description>

Many freelancers are in a situation that could work against them in the commercial or media marke...

Many freelancers are in a situation that could work against them in the commercial or media market. Combining freelancing with caring responsibilities, living in a part of the world that has a poor reputation for the quality of its writers, or having health problems or being disabled, for example. In this episode of the podcast, Philippa interviews Mridu Khullar Relph, a freelance writer who has written for the likes of the New York Times, Time magazine, Ms magazine and more, and they discuss how to turn a disadvantage into a strength.
Apologies for the inconsistent sound quality in parts of this interview. However, it's well worth tolerating it for the great content!
Show notes

Mridu's website
(UK / US) The Shy Writer: An introvert's guide to writing success by C. Hope Clark
Effective marketing for introverts
Turn your biggest disadvantage into your biggest strength
But how do I know it's good? How you can evaluate content quality and ditch content anxiety
Mridu on Twitter
Mridu on Facebook.

There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.
Subscribe via RSS
Subscribe via iTunes
Find us on&nbsp;Stitcher Smart Radio
And finally, please&nbsp;'like' us on Facebook&nbsp;to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!
To find Philippa online, check out these links:
Websites
Philippa Willitts: freelance writing
Philippa: Proofread My Stuff
Philippa Willitts: social media, SEO and tech writing
Twitter
Philippa:&nbsp;@PhilippaWrites
Facebook:
Philippa's main&nbsp;Freelance Writing on Facebook
Philippa's&nbsp;Social Media Writer pn Facebook
LinkedIn:
Philippa Willitts on LinkedIn
Google+
Philippa Willitts pn Google+
Pinterest
Philippa Willitts on Pinterest
Quora
Philippa Willitts on Quora
Birdsong
Courtesy of&nbsp;http://www.freesound.org&nbsp;and&nbsp;freesfx.co.uk, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija,&nbsp;cakeje, gr8sfx,&nbsp;Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.
For artwork snippets, thanks goes to&nbsp;James Nash&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amir Rowaichi, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa&rsquo;s good at putting things together, but can&rsquo;t draw.

Episode 79: Turn a drawback into a strength to boost your freelance career - an interview with Mridu Khullar Relph

<description>
        &lt;img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/66/65/79/podcast59517/3000x3000-0x0+0+0_8092766.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;People who self-publish books have a lot to prove if they want to dispel the industry's bad reputation. In this podcast episode, Philippa and Lorrie take listeners through a series of self-publishing no-nos offer recommendations and tips to make sure self-published work is the best it can be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/59766-diy-how-to-understand-self-publishing-acronyms.html"&gt;DIY: How to Understand Self-Publishing Acronyms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://lousybookcovers.com/"&gt;Lousy Book Covers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fiverr.com/"&gt;Fiverr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-thompson/authors-are-aholes_b_5636287.html"&gt;Authors are a**holes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/FreelanceWritingPodcast/posts/853363311342204"&gt;Written? Kitten!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://alittlebirdtoldme.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"&gt;Subscribe via RSS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-little-bird-told-me/id551155332"&gt;Subscribe via iTunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find us on &lt;a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=26845"&gt;Stitcher Smart Radio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;And finally, do &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bird-Told-Me/478773532134519"&gt;'like' us on Facebook&lt;/a&gt; to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find Lorrie and Philippa on the web, follow these links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Websites&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.philippawrites.co.uk/"&gt;Philippa Willitts's freelance writing website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lorriehartshorn.com/"&gt;Lorrie Hartshorn's freelance writing website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.socialmediawriter.co.uk/"&gt;Philippa Willitts's Social Media Writer website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twitter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philippa: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/PhilippaWrites"&gt;@PhilippaWrites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lorrie: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/ThatWordyBird"&gt;@ThatWordyBird&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThatWordyBird"&gt;Lorrie on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/PhilippaWrites"&gt;Philippa's main freelance writing Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/socialmediawriterUK"&gt;Philippa's Social Media Writer Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/lorriehartshorn"&gt;Lorrie Hartshorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/philippawillitts"&gt;Philippa Willitts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Google+&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://plus.google.com/118253772702117631294/posts"&gt;Philippa Willitts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LorrieHartshorn1/posts"&gt;Lorrie Hartshorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pinterest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/philippawrites/"&gt;Philippa Willitts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Birdsong  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a href="http://www.freesound.org/"&gt;http://www.freesound.org&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.freesfx.co.uk/"&gt;freesfx.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija, cakeje, gr8sfx, Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;For artwork snippets, thanks goes to &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_nash/4025335543/"&gt;James Nash&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblongmouth/2561042730/"&gt;Amir Rowaichi&lt;/a&gt;, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa’s good at putting things together, but can’t draw.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
      </description>

People who self-publish books have a lot to prove if they want to dispel the industry's bad reput...

People who self-publish books have a lot to prove if they want to dispel the industry's bad reputation. In this podcast episode, Philippa and Lorrie take listeners through a series of self-publishing no-nos offer recommendations and tips to make sure self-published work is the best it can be.
Show Notes

DIY: How to Understand Self-Publishing Acronyms
Lousy Book Covers
Fiverr
Authors are a**holes
Written? Kitten!

There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.
Subscribe via RSS
Subscribe via iTunes
Find us on&nbsp;Stitcher Smart Radio
And finally, do&nbsp;'like' us on Facebook&nbsp;to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!
&nbsp;
To find Lorrie and Philippa on the web, follow these links:
Websites
Philippa Willitts's freelance writing website
Lorrie Hartshorn's freelance writing website
Philippa Willitts's Social Media Writer website
Twitter
Philippa:&nbsp;@PhilippaWrites
Lorrie:&nbsp;@ThatWordyBird
Facebook:
Lorrie on Facebook
Philippa's main freelance writing Facebook page
Philippa's Social Media Writer Facebook page
LinkedIn:
Lorrie Hartshorn
Philippa Willitts
Google+
Philippa Willitts
Lorrie Hartshorn
Pinterest
Philippa Willitts
Birdsong &nbsp;
Courtesy of&nbsp;http://www.freesound.org&nbsp;and&nbsp;freesfx.co.uk, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija, cakeje, gr8sfx, Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.
For artwork snippets, thanks goes to&nbsp;James Nash&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amir Rowaichi, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa&rsquo;s good at putting things together, but can&rsquo;t draw.
&nbsp;

Episode 78: How to Self-Publish Without Embarrassing Yourself

<description>
        &lt;img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/66/65/79/podcast59517/3000x3000-0x0+0+0_8092766.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are times when freelance writing clients cross a line. Sending text messages to check you got their email, calling you at 7pm on a Saturday night, or emailing 12 times a day to check on progress. In this solo episode, Lorrie goes through some tricks and tips to return professional distance to a working relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/tech-terms-explained"&gt;35 tech terms translated into plain English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://alittlebirdtoldme.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"&gt;Subscribe via RSS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-little-bird-told-me/id551155332"&gt;Subscribe via iTunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Find us on &lt;a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=26845"&gt;Stitcher Smart Radio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And finally, &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bird-Told-Me/478773532134519"&gt;'like' us on Facebook&lt;/a&gt; to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To find Lorrie online, follow these links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Websites&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lorrie's website: &lt;a href="http://www.lorriehartshorn.com/"&gt;http://www.lorriehartshorn.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lorrie: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/ThatWordyBird"&gt;@ThatWordyBird&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lorrie: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThatWordyBird"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/ThatWordyBird&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/lorriehartshorn"&gt;Lorrie Hartshorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Birdsong  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a href="http://www.freesound.org/"&gt;http://www.freesound.org&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.freesfx.co.uk/"&gt;freesfx.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija, cakeje, gr8sfx, Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For artwork snippets, thanks goes to &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_nash/4025335543/"&gt;James Nash&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblongmouth/2561042730/"&gt;Amir Rowaichi&lt;/a&gt;, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Logo design by Philippa Willitts.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      </description>

There are times when freelance writing clients cross a line. Sending text messages to check you g...

There are times when freelance writing clients cross a line. Sending text messages to check you got their email, calling you at 7pm on a Saturday night, or emailing 12 times a day to check on progress. In this solo episode, Lorrie goes through some tricks and tips to return professional distance to a working relationship.
Show Notes

35 tech terms translated into plain English

There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.
Subscribe via&nbsp;RSS
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Find us on&nbsp;Stitcher Smart Radio
And finally,&nbsp;'like' us on Facebook&nbsp;to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!
To find Lorrie online, follow these links:
Websites
Lorrie's website:&nbsp;http://www.lorriehartshorn.com
Twitter
Lorrie:&nbsp;@ThatWordyBird
Facebook:
Lorrie:&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/ThatWordyBird
LinkedIn:
Lorrie Hartshorn
Birdsong &nbsp;
Courtesy of&nbsp;http://www.freesound.org&nbsp;and&nbsp;freesfx.co.uk, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija,&nbsp;cakeje, gr8sfx,&nbsp;Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.
For artwork snippets, thanks goes to&nbsp;James Nash&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amir Rowaichi, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Logo design by Philippa Willitts.

Episode 77: What to do if a client won't stop bugging you

<description>
        &lt;img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/66/65/79/podcast59517/3000x3000-0x0+0+0_8092766.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Writing for agencies can be a great way to boost the stability and income of your freelance writing business - but it’s definitely an acquired taste!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this podcast episode, Lorrie and Philippa discuss how to decide if writing for agencies is for you, and to how to find the best agencies to suit your needs and working style.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/05/if-youre-feeling-unappreciated-give-someone-else-credit/"&gt;If you’re feeling unappreciated, give someone else credit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mic.com/articles/90453/14-brilliant-pieces-of-literature-you-can-read-in-the-time-it-takes-to-eat-lunch%20"&gt;14 brilliant pieces of literature you can read in the time it takes to eat lunch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://alittlebirdtoldme.podomatic.com/entry/2012-10-02T03_00_00-07_00"&gt;Freelance writing: to specialise or not to specialise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Writing for agencies can be a great way to boost the stability and income of your freelance wri...


Writing for agencies can be a great way to boost the stability and income of your freelance writing business - but it&rsquo;s definitely an acquired taste!
In this podcast episode, Lorrie and Philippa discuss how to decide if writing for agencies is for you, and to how to find the best agencies to suit your needs and working style.
Show Notes 


If you&rsquo;re feeling unappreciated, give someone else credit


14 brilliant pieces of literature you can read in the time it takes to eat lunch


Freelance writing: to specialise or not to specialise



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Find us on Stitcher Smart Radio
And finally, do 'like' us on Facebook to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!

To find Lorrie and Philippa on the web, follow these links:
Websites
Philippa Willitts's freelance writing website
Lorrie Hartshorn's freelance writing website
Philippa Willitts's Social Media Writer website
Twitter
Philippa: @PhilippaWrites
Lorrie: @ThatWordyBird
Facebook:
Lorrie on Facebook
Philippa's main freelance writing Facebook page
Philippa's Social Media Writer Facebook page
LinkedIn:
Lorrie Hartshorn
Philippa Willitts
Google+
Philippa Willitts
Lorrie Hartshorn
Pinterest
Philippa Willitts
Birdsong &nbsp;
Courtesy of http://www.freesound.org and freesfx.co.uk, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija, cakeje, gr8sfx, Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.
For artwork snippets, thanks goes to James Nash and Amir Rowaichi, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa&rsquo;s good at putting things together, but can&rsquo;t draw.



Episode 76: Writing for Agencies

<description>
        &lt;img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/66/65/79/podcast59517/3000x3000-0x0+0+0_8092766.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Social media is an unavoidable part of marketing a business nowadays, but thankfully there are tools available that can help freelancers to avoid spending unnecessary time and energy on social channels when it's not absolutely necessary. In this podcast episode, Philippa goes through a series of tools to streamline Twitter marketing and make it a far more efficient process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/"&gt;Tweetdeck&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/33106y1A719PXRZSYVRPRQZRUWWZ"&gt;Hootsuite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bufferapp.com"&gt;Buffer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/manageflit"&gt;ManageFlitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://followerwonk.com/"&gt;FollowerWonk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tweriod.com/"&gt;Tweriod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://tweepi.com/"&gt;Tweepi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://dorkymum.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/twitter-is-like/"&gt;Twitter is like…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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Social media is an unavoidable part of marketing a business nowadays, but thankfully there are to...

Social media is an unavoidable part of marketing a business nowadays, but thankfully there are tools available that can help freelancers to avoid spending unnecessary time and energy on social channels when it's not absolutely necessary. In this podcast episode, Philippa goes through a series of tools to streamline Twitter marketing and make it a far more efficient process.
Show Notes

Tweetdeck
Hootsuite
Buffer
ManageFlitter
FollowerWonk
Tweriod
Tweepi
Twitter is like&hellip;

There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me.
Subscribe via RSS
Subscribe via iTunes
Find us on&nbsp;Stitcher Smart Radio
And finally, please&nbsp;'like' us on Facebook&nbsp;to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast!
To find Philippa online, check out these links:
Websites
Philippa Willitts: freelance writing
Philippa: Proofread My Stuff
Philippa Willitts: social media, SEO and tech writing
Twitter
Philippa:&nbsp;@PhilippaWrites
Facebook:
Philippa's main&nbsp;Freelance Writing on Facebook
Philippa's&nbsp;Social Media Writer pn Facebook
LinkedIn:
Philippa Willitts on LinkedIn
Google+
Philippa Willitts pn Google+
Pinterest
Philippa Willitts on Pinterest
Quora
Philippa Willitts on Quora
Birdsong
Courtesy of&nbsp;http://www.freesound.org&nbsp;and&nbsp;freesfx.co.uk, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija,&nbsp;cakeje, gr8sfx,&nbsp;Bansemer, hutsvoid and Corsica_S, Jaturo.
For artwork snippets, thanks goes to&nbsp;James Nash&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amir Rowaichi, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa&rsquo;s good at putting things together, but can&rsquo;t draw.

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